'success-oriented' originates from the combination of 'success' and 'oriented', where 'success' means 'the accomplishment of an aim or purpose' and 'oriented' means 'aligned or positioned towards a particular goal'.

'success-oriented' combines the word 'success' from Middle English 'succees' and 'oriented' from the Latin 'orientare', meaning 'to arrange or align'.

Initially, 'oriented' meant 'to face or align towards the east', but over time it evolved to mean 'aligned towards a goal', leading to the modern usage in 'success-oriented'.